Concrete rough box for burial purposes



July 2, 1935. F. KNUTH 2,007,151

CONCRETE ROUGH BOX FOR BURIAL PURPOSES Filed Dec. 8, 1954 Patented July 2, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT "OFFICE '3 Claims. The invention relates ,to for burial purposes.

The object of the a concrete: rough box present invention is to provide a simple, practical, and durable concrete rough box for burial purposes adapted to be constructed in sections toenable it to be easily handled and capable of being readily and se,- curely set up for use in a grave in position to receive a casket.

A further object of the invention is to prolvide a sectional concrete rough box of y this character adapted to permit a casket to be Vlowered into it by straps or the like in the usual manner and provided at the bottom with means located at the ends and central portion of -the same for supporting the casket in a slightly elevated posi-A tion above the bottom of the rough box to permit the straps employed for lowering the casket into the rough box to be readily slipped out after the casket has been lowered intothe roughbox;

It is also an object of the invention, to provide a concrete rough box for burial purposes equipped with atop composed of sections adapted to be readily placed in position overithe body of the rough box after a casket has. been lowered into the same.

With these and other objects' in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combinationV and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andV pointed out inthe claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in theiorm, proportion and minor details of construction, within the Yscope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. l Y

In the drawing:-

Figure l is a perspective View of a portion of vthe body of a sectional concrete rough boxV constructed in accordance with this invention, the cover being removed to illustrate the corner and side connecting elements of the sides and ends.

Fig. 2 is a. horizontal sectional view of the concrete rough box.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional View of the same.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional View taken substantially on the line -d of Fig. 3, illustrating the arrangement of the dovrel pins for securing the sides to the bottom of the concrete rough box.

In the accompanying drawing in which is illus:- trated the preferred embodiment of the invention the concrete rough box which is designed to be made in standard sizes when made in the larger sizes comprises in itsconstruction a bottom, top and sides Vcomposed of sections and ends each consisting of a single slab or section. The, bottom is composed of sections I and 2; the sidesare composed of sectionsr 3 and i and the top is composed of. sections 5 and 6. The ends 'I which are arrangedupon theouter end portions of the sections I and 2 of the bottom of the rough box are of a widthslightly less than the bottom sections I and Zand arelocated betweenl the outer end portions of the sections 3 land i of the sides which varealso` arranged upon the bottom of the concrete rough box. .The sections of the top, bottom and sides of the concrete rough box and the ends` thereof consist of molded concrete slabs reinforced with six inch wire mesh 8, preferably o f No. 9 vwire but the Vsize of the mesh and the Wire vurriayl'if course be varied andV in practice the slabs `or sections of thebody portion of the rough box will preferably -be one inch in thickness and the sections ofthe top one and one-half inches thick but the thickness ofthe slabs orsections may be variedas desired.

The sections Land 2 of thebottom of the rough boxare provided at the upper 'faces of their end portions with integral molded cleats 9 preferably Y*tapered* inwardly,as clearly yillustrated in Fig. 2 v of the drawing, and, presenting straight transverse outer edges 'Ill .which form abutments for the lower p ortionsof the ends of the rough box. 'I'he sections I and 2 of the bottom of the rough box have an overlapping joint formed by an in tegral molded transverse vcleat I'I upwardly oilset from the plane of the upper faces of the sections I and 2 of the bottom and extending longitudinally from the section 2l and arranged in' overlapping relation` Withthe inner end of the section I and-forming a recess for the reception of the inner end'portion of the said section I. The middle cleat II is ofthe same thickness as theend cleats Q, and the said cleats 9 and II are arrangedto support ,afcasketg in Va slightly elevated position above the bottom sections I and 2 of the rough box to permit the straps employed for lowering a casket into a grave and the rough box to slip readily out from under the casket.

'I'he sections 5 and 6 of the top of the rough box are provided with suitable handles I2 and have an overlapping joint consisting of a cleat or extension I3 molded integral with the section 6 and upwardly offset from the plane of the upper face of the section 5 to provide a recess I4 to receive the inner end portion of the section 5 similar to the recess I5 formed by the middle cleat I I of the section 2 of the bottom of the rough 2` box. The top of the rough box is of a size to extend over and rest upon the upper edges of the sides and ends of the rough box.

The sectional concrete rough box is adapted to be readily assembled in a grave by first arranging the sections I and 2 of( the bottom of the rough box upon the bottom of the grave. The ends are placed in an upright position upon the outer end portions of the sections I and 2 and the sections 3 and 4 of the sides are arranged upon the side portions of the sections I and 2 of the bottom and extend to the outer end edges thereof and receive the ends 1 of the rough box between them. In order to support the side walls of the rough box in position until the casket is lowered into the same and the top sections placed on the body portion of the rough box the sides are provided with dowel pins I6 arranged vertically and having their upper portions molded in the sections 3 and 4 at the lower edges thereof and having projecting lower portions I1 which extend into vertical holes Il in the sections I and 2 of the bottom of the rough box. When the dowel pins f6 are fitted in the holes of the bottom of the rough box the sides thereof will be interlooked with the bottom of the roughy box and the said dowel pins will assist in maintaining the sides in a vertical position.

The sides and ends of the rough box are also connected at the corners of the rough box by angle connecting members I 9 and the sections 3 and 4 of the sides of the rough box areconnected at their adjacent ends by intermediate connecting members 20. The corner connecting members I9 are substantially L-shaped and are provided at their terminals with depending pins 2| which are tted in sockets 22 formed in the sides and ends of the rough box at the upper edges thereof adjacent the corners' of the same. The L-shaped body portion of the corner connecting members I9 is arranged horizontally and rests upon the upper edges of the sides and ends as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing. The intermediate connecting members 2| are substantially U-shaped and consist o! a straight body portion and depending pins 23 which fit in sockets 24 formed in the inner end portions of the sections 3 and 4 of the rough box at the upper edges thereof. The straight body portion of the intermediate connecting members rests upon the upper edges of the sections 3 and 4 o! the sides of the rough box as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. When the bottom dovrei pins are y tted in the holes in the bottom of the rough box and the connecting members I! and Ill are placed in the sockets of the upper edges of the sides and ends the latter are securely held in assembled relation to form with the bottom the body portion of the rough box. The handles I2 will enable the sections of the top of the rough box to be readily placed on the body thereof after a casket has been lowered into a grave and into the concrete rough box.

In the manufacture of rough boxes of the smaller sizes the top, sides and bottom may each consist of a single slab. While the rough box is designed to be molded of concrete any other suitable plastic material having the characteristics of articial stone may of course be employed.

What is claimed is:-

l. A rough box for burial purposes consisting of bottom, side and end slabs of molded plastic material adapted to be assembled in a grave and provided with means for interlocking the slabs with one another, the bottom slabs ofthe rough box being provided at their ends with integral molded enlargements forming cleats adapted to support the ends of a casket in an elevated position above the bottom of the rough box to permit casket lowering straps to slip readily from beneath a. casket after same has been lowered into the rough box, said cleats being also provided with straight outer transverse edges spaced from the ends of the bottom slabs and forming abutments for the end slabs of the rough box and the end edges of the cleats being spaced from the sides of the bottom slabs and forming abutments for the side slabs of the rough box.

2. A rough box for burial purposes consisting of bottom, side and end slabs of molded plastic material adapted to be assembled in a grave and provided with means for interlocking the slabs with one another, the bottom of the rough box being composed of two sections provided at their upper faces with end and intermediate cleats molded integral with the sections of the bottom and cooperating to support the ends and central portion of a casket in a slightly elevated position above the bottom of the rough box and the middle cleat being an offset of, and extending from, one ofthe sections of the bottom and arranged in overlapping relation with the other section of the bottom to form an overlapping joint between the sections.

3. A rough box for burial purposes consisting of bottom, side and end slabs of molded plastic material adapted to be assembled in a grave and provided with means for interlocking the slabs with one another, the bottom of the rough box being composed of two sections provided at their upper faces with end and intermediate cleats molded integral with the sections of the bottom and cooperating to support the ends and central portion of a casket in a slightly elevated position above the bottom of the rough box and the middle cleat being an upwardly offset extension of one of the sections of the bottom and arranged in overlapping relation with the other section of the i bottom to form an overlapping joint between the sections, the end edges of the end and intermediate cleats forming abutments for the sides of the rough box and the end cleats having straight transverse faces forming abutments for the ends of the rough box.

FRED KNUTH. 

